Lake County, TN

Designated Market Area: Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg, KY-MO-IL-TN
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 6,507 ( 1,325 from 2010 , 497 from 2020)
Land area: 165.8 square miles
Population density: 39.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,353	66.90%	19.5%
Black:	1,730	26.59%	20.0%
Indian:	34	0.52%	70.0%
Asian:	24	0.37%	100.0%
2+ races:	157	2.41%	76.4%
Hispanic:	209	3.21%	53.7%

Total non-White:	2,154	33.10%	11.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	123	8.8
Deaths:	280	20.0
Net Migration:	-317	-22.6
Net Immigration:	2	0.1

Change in White population:	-1,056	-13.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-269	-3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,832
5,409	69.06%
2,162	27.60%
20	0.26%
12	0.15%
89	1.14%
136	1.74%
2,423	30.94%

2000
7,954
5,268	66.23%
2,464	30.98%
30	0.38%
11	0.14%
71	0.89%
109	1.37%
2,686	33.77%

1990
7,129
5,407	75.85%
1,697	23.80%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
25	0.35%
1,722	24.15%

1980
7,455
5,995	80.42%
1,397	18.74%
2	0.03%
2	0.03%
n/a
59	0.79%
1,460	19.58%

1970
7,896
6,039	76.48%
1,853	23.47%
2	0.03%
2	0.03%
n/a
0	0.00%
1,857	23.52%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
667	8.4
883	11.1
-400	-5.0
13	0.2

141	1.8
-263	-3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
866	12.1
957	13.4
1,108	15.5
10	0.1

-139	-1.9
964	13.5

Number	Rate
1980's
880	11.8
894	12.0
-148	-2.0
n/a

-588	-7.9
262	3.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,165	-14.8
n/a

-44	-0.6
-397	-5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake County, TN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.8
987	15.2%
5,520	84.8%
1,065	16.4%

2,013
2.29

1,022	50.8%
664	65.0%
142	13.9%
991	49.2%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
1,309	16.7%
6,523	83.3%
1,074	13.7%

2,270
2.35

1,433	63.1%
916	63.9%
217	15.1%
837	36.9%

2000
Number	Percent
36.0
1,436	18.1%
6,518	81.9%
1,055	13.3%

2,407
2.36

1,621	67.3%
1,181	72.9%
220	13.6%
786	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
1,575	22.1%
5,554	77.9%
1,055	14.8%

2,422
2.50

1,753	72.4%
1,328	75.8%
216	12.3%
669	27.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
2,196	29.5%
5,259	70.5%
1,115	15.0%

2,594
2.82

2,012	77.6%
1,605	79.8%
157	7.8%
582	22.4%

2022 Housing Data for Lake County, TN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	369	18.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	226	11.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	102	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	118	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	137	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	122	6.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	110	5.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	70	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	58	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	131	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	141	7.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	143	7.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	107	5.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	37	1.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	102	5.1%
$200,000 or more	40	2.0%

Median Household Income	32,064
Per Capita Income	19,695

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	85
Compared to U.S.	69

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	205	10.2%
Public Assistance	61	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	625	31.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,527	32.0%
Unemployed	128	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,655	34.6%
Not in Labor Force	3,123	65.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		68.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	476	430	52.5%
Non-Profit	24	102	19.0%
Self-Employed	79	114	40.9%

Local Government	66	92	41.8%
State Government	138	121	53.3%
Federal Government	0	21	0.0%

Total Private + Self	555	544	50.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	228	336	40.4%
Total	783	880	47.1%

Pct. Govt.	26.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	153	8.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	254	14.8%
Professional, Technical	230	13.4%
Service Occupations	579	33.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	20	1.2%
All others	496	29.0%

White Collar		37.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	277	16.2%
Public administration	265	15.5%
Health care and social assistance	227	13.3%
Accommodation and food services	170	9.9%
Manufacturing	160	9.3%
Construction	157	9.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	131	7.7%
Educational services	100	5.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	60	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	57	3.3%
Other services	42	2.5%
Utilities	32	1.9%
Wholesale trade	12	0.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	0.6%
Finance and insurance	8	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	121	1.75%
Puerto Rican	14	0.20%
Cuban	4	0.06%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	15	0.22%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	7	0.10%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	8	0.12%

Total South American	27	0.39%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	27	0.39%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	19	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	18	0.26%
Korean	2	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,477	97.4%
Spanish	136	2.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	20	0.3%
Tagalog	8	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.1%
Other Asian	2	0.0%
Arabic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	686	9.9%
Irish	607	8.8%
German	460	6.7%
English	398	5.8%
Dutch	130	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	103	1.5%
Scottish	95	1.4%
Polish	83	1.2%
European	66	1.0%
Italian	52	0.8%
African	30	0.4%
Russian	27	0.4%
French	19	0.3%
Haitian	18	0.3%
Greek	8	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,827	99.0%
Not a citizen	71	1.0%

Native	6,763	98.0%
Foreign-born	135	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
430	8.2%	924	17.6%	2,221	42.2%	1,119	21.3%	339	6.4%	231	4.4%
Average years of education: 11.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	430	8.2%
9-12 Years	924	17.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,221	42.2%
Some College	1,119	21.3%
Bach. Degree	339	6.4%
Grad Degree	231	4.4%
Average years of education: 11.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,604	2,441	163	6.3%	5.3%
1991	2,566	2,367	199	7.8%	6.6%
1992	2,710	2,522	188	6.9%	6.5%
1993	2,858	2,698	160	5.6%	5.8%
1994	2,994	2,782	212	7.1%	4.8%
1995	2,836	2,670	166	5.9%	5.2%
1996	2,847	2,589	258	9.1%	5.2%
1997	2,702	2,467	235	8.7%	5.3%
1998	2,548	2,297	251	9.9%	4.3%
1999	2,580	2,421	159	6.2%	4.0%

2000	2,546	2,390	156	6.1%	3.9%
2001	2,573	2,408	165	6.4%	4.5%
2002	2,753	2,570	183	6.6%	5.1%
2003	2,763	2,569	194	7.0%	5.5%
2004	2,611	2,436	175	6.7%	5.3%
2005	2,562	2,352	210	8.2%	5.5%
2006	2,687	2,499	188	7.0%	5.3%
2007	2,703	2,546	157	5.8%	4.6%
2008	2,678	2,476	202	7.5%	6.5%
2009	2,644	2,361	283	10.7%	10.1%

2010	2,177	1,932	245	11.3%	9.8%
2011	2,194	1,926	268	12.2%	9.1%
2012	2,206	1,972	234	10.6%	8.0%
2013	2,188	1,968	220	10.1%	7.8%
2014	2,107	1,912	195	9.3%	6.6%
2015	1,974	1,807	167	8.5%	5.6%
2016	1,917	1,767	150	7.8%	4.7%
2017	1,837	1,734	103	5.6%	3.7%
2018	1,801	1,709	92	5.1%	3.5%
2019	1,729	1,635	94	5.4%	3.4%

2020	1,691	1,542	149	8.8%	7.5%
2021	1,666	1,564	102	6.1%	4.5%
2022	1,628	1,547	81	5.0%	3.4%
2023	1,609	1,540	69	4.3%	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,508
Median Value	$111,900

Occupied	2,013	80.3%
Vacant	495	19.7%

Owned	935	46.4%
Rented	1,078	53.6%
Median Rent	$432

Single-Family Units	1,613	64.3%
Detached	1,602	63.9%
Attached	11	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	403	16.1%
Mobile Homes	145	5.8%

Lake County, TN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lake County, TN

2022 Housing Data for Lake County, TN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lake County, TN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lake County, TN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lake County, TN

Historical Labor Force Data for Lake County, TN